Quinoa, Brightest Brilliant (Chenopodium quinoa) seeds, organic

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Family: Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae)

Annual.  100 days to maturity.

Self-seeding annual native to South America.   “Brightest Brilliant” is a cultivar that produces flowering racemes of different colors:  red, orange, yellow, pink and white to a height of 4 feet.  Quinoa is one of the most highly productive food grains that can easily be grown by home gardeners in the temperate north.  Both leaves and grain are edible.  Grain is best rinsed thoroughly before cooking.  One way is to put the grain loosely in a cotton bag and wash in washing machine, no soap, cold rinse and spin only.  Cultivation:  This plant does particularly well for gardeners in the North and for mountain gardens where nights are cold.  Will tolerate light frosts.  Plant prefers full sun and regular garden soil.  Direct seed in spring and thin to 1 foot apart.

Packet contains 300 seeds
5 g contains ~1,750 seeds
10 g contains ~3,500 seeds
Certified Organically Grown

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  1. Question

    ana

    hola

    la puedo sembrar en puerto rico?

    gracias

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    Richo Cech

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    The plants should be cultivated frequently during the summer, and watered well, but when the seed begins to mature, stop watering, as excessive water on the seed head can be deleterious.  Plants tend to lodge (heavy seedheads blown by wind!) so hill them up during the growing season to bolster.     After the plants reach maturity, when the heads yield mature seeds when rubbed, then cut the tops and dry them by hanging in the shade or on screens or by laying out on tarps in a dormant greenhouse (generally takes a couple of weeks) then whack them (we put down a sheet, put a table screen over that, then whack the heads with flails, e.g. willow whips) and the seed falls down onto the sheet.  After that, separate chaff from seed by screening (use our set of seed cleaning screens or improvise) and winnow the seed in the wind.  Winnow onto a sheet.  Chaff and light (unviable) seed will fly away, while the good seed will hit the sheet.  Do this several times, and the seed will be clean enough.  Quinoa contains a lot of saponins in the seed, and these must be leached out before cooking.  After the seed is dry and winnowed, you can wash out the saponins by placing the seed in fabric bags (loosely, a couple of pounds in each bag) and running through the wash and spin cycles in the washing machine.  Obviously, do not add soap, you are trying to get RID of soap.  Then, immediately remove the seed from the bags and dry on screens in a place where there is warmth and positive airflow, stirring hourly until seed is dry, which takes a day, and then at least another day to dry to storeability. We like to cook this in much the same way as one cooks rice, and the resulting grain is texturally pleasant and naturally nutty.

     

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    • Steve Hart

      How many varieties of quinoa exist and how many have you availble.

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    • Richo Cech

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      Hi Steve,
      I am not a Quinoa expert. I know there are many cultivars, various colors, but the grain is very consistent, so I just offer one type that seems to be generally adaptable.
      Richo

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    • kat (verified owner)

      I am curious as to what variety this Chenopodium quinoa is? This would be helpful for seed saving purposes. I am growing it this yearThank you.

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi there Kat, The varietal name is “Faro.” Richo

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